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Error Message: Active Content Is Causing a Sharing Violation
Last reviewed: July 23, 1997
Article ID: Q171699
The information in this article applies to:
  • The Microsoft Network version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When you are installing MSN, The Microsoft Network, you may receive the following error message when the installation program attempts to download ActiveX controls: 

   Active content is causing a sharing violation.

CAUSE

The MSN safety level may be set to High, preventing the download of active content.

RESOLUTION

Reduce the MSN safety level to None so you can download the necessary ActiveX controls. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click the MSN icon on the desktop, and then click Properties.

  2. On the Security tab, click Safety Level.

  3. Click None, and then click OK.

  4. Click OK.

  5. Connect to MSN to download the necessary ActiveX controls and finish installing the MSN software.

After the MSN software is installed, you may want to set the MSN safety level back to High. To do so, follow steps 1-4 above, but click High in step 3 instead of None.

Additional query words: 2.00
Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg kbsetup msnsetup
Version : 2.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 23, 1997
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